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26 June, 2013

Bloggers’ Night at TOPO Distillery

Comments : 6 Posted in : Distillery, Events, Gin, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Vodka, Whiskey / Whisky on by : The Gourmez
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Back in the fall, I spent a few days at TOPO Distillery’s facilities as part of the Terra VITA Sustainable Classroom. It was a strange sort of torture being so close to their organic, 99.6% local (more on that later) array of spirits that includes white whiskey, vodka, and gin. So I asked Esteban McMahan,
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31 May, 2013

Southern Tea @ the Oxford

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Raleigh - NC on by : The Gourmez
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Southern Tea The Oxford (My Review) Downtown Raleigh $9 Because I am not a sweet tea fan, it may surprise you that I order cocktails that feature it anyhow. But in cocktails, you see, a little sugar never hurt. Okay, it sometimes hurts, but that’s not the case for the Oxford’s Southern Tea. It’s made
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24 May, 2013

Lemontini @ the Oxford

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Raleigh - NC, Champagne / Champenoise Style on by : The Gourmez
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Lemontini The Oxford (My Review) Downtown Raleigh $9 The lemontini at the Oxford is made with Absolut citron, limoncello, champagne, and ­sour mix. It wants to be a sophisticated take on the lemon drop, but I must give the lemon drop the edge because this lemontini does not have enough sour citrus to give it
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22 May, 2013

State of the Blog

Comments : 2 Posted in : Announcements, Wine, Writing on by : The Gourmez
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I’m moving to California. There is no set “when” yet, but if all goes well after listing our house next week, it will be sometime in August.  There is no set “where” yet, but if all goes well with Ben’s employment options, it will be in the Bay Area, with LA as a second choice.
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8 May, 2013

Bangkok Fever @ Jujube

Comments : 1 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Chapel Hill - NC, Tequila on by : The Gourmez
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Bangkok Fever @ Jujube Glen Lennox, Chapel Hill My Restaurant Review $10 Once again, Jujube proves to me that their cocktail list is second to none in the Triangle. Bangkok Fever’s ingredient list is Thai-chili-infused reposado tequila, passion fruit juice, and cinnamon salt. And it’s amazing. The essential cinnamon salt livens up every sip, playing
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5 April, 2013

Double Black Diamond Martini at Firebird’s Grill

Comments : 18 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Durham - NC on by : The Gourmez
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Double Black Diamond Martini Firebirds Southpoint, Durham $10 This martini doesn’t have a long list of ingredients, but classic martinis never do, subsisting on quality liquor with a personalized touch of what gets the drinker’s juices flowing whether vermouth, blue-cheese-stuffed olives, or cocktail onions. The Double Black Diamond martini is even simpler than that, just
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22 March, 2013

Maximillian’s Grill

Comments : 4 Posted in : Dining in Cary - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez
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Maximillian’s Grill 8314 Chapel Hill Road Cary Website $19-$35 Maximillian’s Grill, not to be confused with Maximillian’s Pizza Kitchen next door though I’m going out on a limb and saying they’re related, appeared this year on Greg Cox’s annual list of top 20 Triangle restaurants. It always flies under my radar; I keep forgetting people
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20 March, 2013

CocoNUT Margarita at Firebirds

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Durham - NC on by : The Gourmez
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CocoNUT Margarita Firebirds Southpoint, Durham $9.50 Firebirds is one of the best spots to get a drink before catching a movie at Southpoint. The drinks are pricey, but aren’t they at most spots I frequent? I know what I like and that’s quality liquor and bartending, both of which chain restaurants often fail at spectacularly.
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18 March, 2013

Alley 26

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Durham - NC, Bourbon, Gin, Rye, Spirits on by : The Gourmez
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Alley 26 320 East Chapel Hill St. Downtown Durham Website $9 to $12 per drink 4 pm to 2 am (May I take this moment to say I love a bar that posts a closing time?) To my disappointment, Alley 26, Durham’s newest upscale bar, is not located in an alley. It takes up actual
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11 March, 2013

The Boy’s Club at the Borough

Comments : 2 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Bars in Raleigh - NC on by : The Gourmez
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The Boy’s Club The Borough Downtown Raleigh $7.50 This cocktail is a Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish cream, and Frangelico trio shaken up with chocolate and iced Counter Culture coffee. If you’re thinking dessert, you’re thinking correctly, as most coffee cocktails fall under that category. The drink is indisputably gorgeous with that chocolate pattern laced into the
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